Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field

dc.creator	Tian, G.
dc.creator	Kang, B.
dc.creator	Lambourne, L.J.
dc.date	1996
dc.date	2019-10-03T14:30:52Z
dc.date	2019-10-03T14:30:52Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-27T16:08:20Z
dc.description	Field litterbag decomposition study, through widely accepted for examining decomposition of plant residues, is time consuming, as it requires several months to complete. An experiment was conducted to explore the possibility to introduce ruminant nylonbag assay which only takes 3-4 days, to plant residue decomposition studies for agricultural purpose. Results showed decomposability of plant residues, measured using the ruminant nylon bag significantly correlated with those using the litterbags, indicating that the ruminant nylonbag assay, widely used for studying herbage breakdown in animal nutrition research, can be used for rapidly estimating the decomposability of plant residues in the field.
dc.identifier	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103908
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/123591
dc.language	en
dc.rights	Limited Access
dc.source	Tian, G., Kang, B.T. & Lambourne, L.J. (1996). Rumunant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field. Pedobiologia, 40, 481-483.
dc.subject	fields
dc.subject	plant residues
dc.subject	herbage crops
dc.subject	decomposition
dc.subject	ruminants
dc.title	Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
dc.type	Journal Article

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